PricewaterhouseCoopers and Landmark Graphics Corp. agreedyesterday to jointly market and implement capital allocation andperformance management software applications for the oil and gasindustry. The agreement will provide the oil and gas industry withautomated tracking services, and the ability to better manageshareholder value and related information. “With the globallandscape of oil and gas companies in continuous change, we areextremely excited about the opportunities our work with LandmarkGraphics will bring to the industry,” said Michael Olszewski,consulting managing partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers NorthAmerican Petroleum Practice. PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Global Energy& Mining Group serves more than 3,000 oil and gas companiesworldwide with problem solving and risk management. Landmark, awholly owned subsidiary of Halliburton Co., supplies integratedE&P technical and economic software and services for the oiland gas industry. Both are headquartered in Houston.
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Westcoast Shareholders Get ‘Mini-Tender’ Offer
Westcoast Energy said it was notified last week that TRC CapitalCorp. (TRC) made an unsolicited “mini-tender offer” for up to fourmillion of Westcoast’s outstanding common shares at a per shareprice of C$23.50. A ‘mini-tender offer’ is an offer to purchase alimited number of shares of a company’s securities at below currentmarket prices.
GPM Buying Kinder Morgan NM Gathering Assets
Kinder Morgan Inc. agreed to sell the capital stock of MidCon Gas Products of New Mexico Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary, to GPM Gas Corp., a unit of Phillips Petroleum, for $20 million in cash. Closing is expected by year-end. MidCon Gas Products owns the Big Eddy and Logans Draw gathering systems in Eddy County, NM. The combined systems include 159 miles of four- to ten-inch pipe with average throughput of 50 MMcf/d. Richard D. Kinder, CEO, said the sale is part of Houston-based Kinder Morgan’s back to basics strategy to divest of non-core assets. Sale proceeds will reduce debt.
Cinergy, Duke Form Generation Partnership
A power generation partnership formed last week by CinergyCapital & Trading and Duke Energy North America LLC (DENA)marks Cinergy’s first step toward mending the hole in its defensesagainst huge summer power demand peaks. The two companies areteaming up to build three gas-fired power plants with 1,400 MW ofgenerating capacity.
Cinergy, Duke Form Generation Partnership
A power generation partnership formed yesterday by CinergyCapital & Trading and Duke Energy North America LLC (DENA)marks Cinergy’s first step toward mending the hole in its defensesagainst huge summer power demand peaks. The two companies areteaming up to build three gas-fired power plants with 1,400 MW ofgenerating capacity.
Pinnacle to Build 2,120 MW Palo Verde Gas Plant
Pinnacle West Capital Corp., the holding company for ArizonaPublic Service and 30% owner of the Palo Verde Nuclear GeneratingStation, is making the leap into natural gas in a big way,developing one of the largest gas-fired electric generatingfacilities alongside its Palo Verde switchyard.
Pennaco to Expand Powder River Presence
Pennaco Energy increased its capital expenditure budgetWednesday from $18.4 million to $26.5 million in a move intended tocapture the “hottest domestic onshore play” in the country. All ofthe revised budget will be invested in Powder River Basinoperations.
Packaged Ice Picks Enron for Energy Outsourcing
Packaged Ice Inc. plans to outsource energy management of 60U.S. ice manufacturing facilities to Enron Energy Services (EES).Enron will evaluate and implement capital projects related toPackaged Ice’s “private utility” to increase productivity andefficiency of the plants. Enron also will provide electricity ormanage energy procurement at the facilities.
ECT Developing California Power Plant
Tejon Ranch Co. signed an agreement with Enron Capital &Trade Resources Corp. to develop a power plant on its property atthe southernmost end of the San Joaquin Valley at the base of theTehachapi Mountains. The site is strategic because of the proximityof the California Aqueduct, existing major transmission lines, andthe Kern River-Mojave gas pipeline.
Statoil Energy Looking for ‘Strategic Partner’
With the amount of capital driving today’s energy companies,Statoil Energy recently announced it is searching for a partner tobolster its resource base. A spokesman for the Virginia-basedenergy marketer said the process is moving quickly and the companyhopes to find a partner by the end of the year.